| 9-51 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2001/02 |
| 9-65 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | The Foster's Oval, Kennington | 1998 |
| 9-127 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2014 |
| 8-46 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2005 |
| 8-63 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2016/17 |
| 8-70 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2006 |
| 8-83 | JR Ratnayeke | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | 1985/86 |
| 8-87 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001 |
| 7-46 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2003/04 |
| 7-48 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2015 |
| 7-52 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Ireland | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022/23 |
| 7-64 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2016 |
| 7-71 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 7-84 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000 |
| 7-89 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2012/13 |
| 7-94 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 1997/98 |
| 7-97 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2006 |
| 7-100 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2005/06 |
| 7-116 | KR Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 1994/95 |
| 7-120 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2001/02 |
| 7-137 | L Ambuldeniya | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2020/21 |
| 7-155 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | The Foster's Oval, Kennington | 1998 |
| 7-157 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2011 |
| 6-18 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2005/06 |
| 6-22 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2005 |
| 6-26 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2008 |
| 6-28 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007 |
| 6-29 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2004 |
| 6-32 | MDK Perera | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2018 |
| 6-36 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2005 |
| 6-39 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 2000/01 |
| 6-42 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2024/25 |
| 6-43 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2012/13 |
| 6-43 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 |
| 6-45 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2004 |
| 6-48 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2014 |
| 6-49 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 2008/09 |
| 6-51 | AM Fernando | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 2022 |
| 6-54 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong | 2005/06 |
| 6-54 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007 |
| 6-55 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2007/08 |
| 6-59 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2003/04 |
| 6-59 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2016/17 |
| 6-59 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
| 6-60 | GP Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999/00 |
| 6-66 | RJ Ratnayake | Sri Lanka v Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1989/90 |
| 6-68 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2015/16 |
| 6-70 | MDK Perera | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2016 |
| 6-70 | RTM Wanigamuni | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2021/22 |
| 6-71 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1999/00 |
| 6-72 | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 1998 |
| 6-73 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2000/01 |
| 6-74 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2011/12 |
| 6-81 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2001/02 |
| 6-81 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2016 |
| 6-85 | RJ Ratnayake | Sri Lanka v India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 1985 |
| 6-86 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2006 |
| 6-87 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1994/95 |
| 6-87 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2000 |
| 6-87 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2006/07 |
| 6-92 | PAKP Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2020/21 |
| 6-97 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2011/12 |
| 6-98 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1996/97 |
| 6-98 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2018 |
| 6-99 | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 1994 |
| 6-99 | BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2013/14 |
| 6-103 | GP Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1998/99 |
| 6-103 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2012/13 |
| 6-108 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2004/05 |
| 6-109 | ALF de Mel | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 1985/86 |
| 6-115 | MKPAD Perera | Sri Lanka v England | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2018/19 |
| 6-117 | BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2008 |
| 6-118 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Australia | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2022 |
| 6-122 | CBRLS Kumara | Sri Lanka v South Africa | PPC Newlands, Cape Town | 2016/17 |
| 6-126 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2001/02 |
| 6-131 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
| 6-132 | ANPR Fernando | Sri Lanka v India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2017 |
| 6-133 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v England | P Sara Oval, Colombo | 2011/12 |
| 6-133 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2017 |
| 6-169 | BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2010/11 |
| 6-170 | KN Peiris | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 2024/25 |
| 6-179 | UDU Chandana | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 1998/99 |